Using sand bags to stabilize his weapon, an Iraqi jundi,

Using sand bags to stabilize his weapon, an Iraqi jundi, Arabic for soldier, with 2nd Battalion, 21st Regiment, 5th Iraqi Army Division zeros his M16 rifle at Kirkush Military Training Base, Feb. 2. U.S Division-North soldiers assigned to Company A, 1st Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment, 2nd Advise and Assist Brigade, 25th Infantry Division, trained 5th IA soldiers on basic rifle marksmanship skills, instructing the Iraqi soldiers to maintain proper site picture, breathing control and trigger squeeze. Company A soldiers stressed the importance of each aspect of training, building the Iraqi soldiers’ proficiency with their assigned weapons, as part of Tadreeb al Shamil, Arabic for All Inclusive Training. Tadreeb al Shamil is an Iraqi initiative to modernize Iraqi army units through individual and collective training at the team, squad, company and battalion level.